Rain-water cut-off



Patented June 2, 1925;

THOMAS F.

01mm, or M nnLEron'r, OHIO.

" RAIN-WATER CUT-OFF.

Application filed February 19, 1924;. Serial No. sea s39.

To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, THOMAS F. GRARY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middleport, in the county of Meigs and State of Ohio,:have invented new and useful Rain-Water Cut-Offs, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates tovalve constructions especially designed for use in connection with. drain pipes, whereby water passing through a drain pipe or rainspout may be directed to cisterns or sewers.

Another object of the invention isto provide a device of this character which will guide the sliding valve member to a position to direct fluid toeither the cistern or sewer pipe, the construction of the valve member being such as to insure against fluid entering the pipe leading to the cistern when the valve member has been placed to direct fluid to the sewer which is I in communication therewith.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for locking the sliding valve member against movement, after it has been positioned to accomplish a certain result.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of'parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention here-in disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a device constructed in accordance with the invention, parts thereof being broken away to illustrate the interior thereof.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the body portion of the device which includes a pipe sect-ion 6 and a pipe section 7, disposed laterally thereof.

The pipe section 6 may have communication with a pipe 8 leading to a sewer, while the pipe 7 may have connection with a pipe 9 leading to a cistern, not shown, whereupon water passing through the body 5, may be directed to either pipe.

The pipes 6 and 7 have enlarged upper ends and communicate wit-hea'chother, the

adjacent upper edges 10 of thejpipes extendin'g inwardly to provide inclined surfaces".

for the reception of the trough member 11'. This trough member is. of a length so that the lower end thereof will extend into-the pipethrough which water is to be directed,

while the upper end of the'troughis' formed with a-laterally extendedflange 12' designed a to rest on the upper surface of the body 5 edge of the body 5 to cause water to be di-' rected laterally of the body portion.

It will be seen that the trough member may be readily removed from a position as shown by Figure 1 of the drawing, and

positioned in the opposite side of the body 5 to direct water to the pipe 6.

-When the trough member has been posi tioned to discharge water into the pipes 6 or 7, it is obvious that ventilation of the cistern communicating with the pipe may be maintained through the pipe,.the upper ends of the'pipes being open to the atmosphere as clearly shown by Figure 2 ofthedrawings.

At opposite sides of the enlarged upper ends of the pipes 6 and 7 are depressions 18 which define walls or shoulders 15" to give the necessary clearance to the trough member 11 and at the same time assist in guiding the trough member to its active position.

A pipe 13 extends into the body portion 5 and is secured thereto as by means of rivets 14, the lower end of the pipe 13 being disposed in such position as to lie in proximity with the trough member 11 and direct water thereto.

Connected with the pipe 13 is a pipe 14 which may be the rainspout or other drain pipe from a roof, so that water will enter the body portion 5 direct. Keepers 15 are secured to the body portion 5 and have their lower ends extended inwardly where they are curved downwardly as at 16 to lie in the path of travel of the trough member 14 and guide the trough member to its proper position within the body portion 5.

The keepers 15 cooperate with the links 17 to provide means for the reception of a At the lower ends of the otf-set'portions 15 are keeps 18 that accommodate arms19 of the securing bracket 20 which is also formed with eyes 21 to receive suitable securing bolts not shown, so that the bracket member may be secured on a building construction and the arms 19 move through the oft-set portions 18 to support the device. I claim In a device of the character described, a pair of pipe sections connected and having a large upper end providing a body portion, a pipe. disposed centrally of the body portion, for delivering fluid to the body portion, keepers secured to the body portion and having inwardly extended portions lying within the body portion, a trough member removably positioned within the body portion and adapted to lie under the pipe extending into the body portion, and said inwardly extended portions of the keepers THOMAS F. CRARY. Y Y l/Vitnesses:

"H. J. HYsELL ADA KING. 

